Between the Two
It would all begin
In a state of innocence
He would draw a circle
Around her feet
And she would skip hop
And play merry within
An unwitting statement
From her would amplify
His heart-beat
And a side-ward glance
From him would unnerve her
Each would regale in the other
As if they were the two sane breathing beings
In this world of fools...
The story would go on for a while
And then...
Everything would be prefixed or suffixed
By a please, a sorry, a may, a could and so on
And then...
Hell of it, can't I have my time?
Why can't you do it yourself?
Leave me alone! Will you?
And then...
How's your mother?
How's your dog?
Can't you serve yourself dinner?
Why do you make me feel bad?
And the list goes on...
And then...
An 'ah' or 'uhm' or a tearing silence
For a call or a talk from him
And long stare or sulking silence
From her most times go unnoticed
And then...
The world they envisaged
Where they would retreat
In the middle of a maddening crowd
Fades into oblivion
And then...
They would manage to go on
Each in one's tightly spun cocoon
11aug2010
11.55hrs
poem by Indira Babbellapati
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